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ON1CAU Satellite Page


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AO-10

OSCAR I, Amateur radio's first satellite, was launched
into orbit in December 1961. A small battery powered
box, OSCAR I continually transmitted the morse code
identifier HI to amateur receivers on earth until its battery
ran down. A tremendous achievement for amateur radio
in the early days of the space age, the succesful mission
was to be but the first of many.Yesterday's dreams are
today's reality ! Operating tips and information on how
to get started in talking to people on the amateur
satellites can be found here.I hope you take a few minutes
to peruse this satellite page and learn how to talk to other
hams via satellites. You can also learn how to talk to astro
nauts and cosmonauts while they are in orbit. This page is your launch vehicle into the fascinating journey of amateur radio in space.


Enjoy your journey...Hope to hear you on the birds, Best 73 ON1CAU.



Table of Contents


Recording Software via soundcard
Amateur radio on the international Space Station. (ARISS)
ARISS audio files.
Getting Started.
Amsat organisations worldwide
Amsat Oscar 40 The Newest Satellite.
Amsat Oscar 40 Beacon Audio.
Kepler Elements.
Collection Of Satellite Tracking Software.
Weather Satellite Reception.
Weather Satellite Images.
Dirk Frimout First Belgian Ham In Space.
Other Amateur Satellite Pages.
Homage to JY1 King Hussein of Jordan.
Tracking Interface.
Online satellite tracking and predictions.
Satellite DX-Clusters.
Home Brewing.
Drake 2880 S-Band Converter.

Getting Started


My friend TA1D Kadri - Istanbul Turkey.

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Collection of Satellite Tracking Software

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Amateur radio on the International Spacestation. (ARISS)


Since its first flight in 1983, ham radio has flown on more than two-dozen space shuttle missions.
Dozens of astronauts have used the Space Shuttle Amateur radio EXperiment, or SAREX , to talk to thousands of kids in school and their families on Earth while they were in orbit.They have pioneered space radio experimentation, including television and text messaging as well as voice communication.

Here are some of my favorite ISS information sources on the web

ARISS audio files


    Astronaut James Voss.

    James Voss - NA1SS May 17 2001 15.08 UTC

    Parkway central high school, Chesterfield, Missouri, USA


    ARISS success! students enjoy space chat via ham radio.
    On May 17, students from the Parkway central high school in Chesterfield took part in a fantastic opportunity to track and make contact with Astronout James Voss on the International Space Station.


    Listen to the students making contact with NA1SS

    Duration: 10.04 minutes


    Thanks to: Phil Swim, AA0RT.




Recording software via soundcard


Recording software via soundcards are ideal for recording from your tranceiver.Never miss any amateur satellite, ISS, Space Shuttle pass again.Recorder software can record anytime even when you are away. You can leave the computer on and connected to your transceiver at home while you are at the office or doing something else, later, you can listen the messages caught by your radio how many times you want.In this way you can quickly monitor suspicious channels and have all the "action" on your computer.

    Vox recorder by Nino Porcino IZ8BLY.
    Vox recorder is a windows utility wich allows recording sound from an audio source only when an audio signal is presents; its main purpose is to avoid the recording of the silence eventually present at the input.

    Vox recorder is FREE ! Download it now from our server.
    File Size: 188 Kb zip file


    Recall audiocapture recorder.
    Add a voice-activated recorder to your computer. Recall runs in the background, and starts recording when is detected from the microphone input.Wav data segments may be timestamped.Controls are available for different sampling rates and resolutions, maximun file size, sound activation threshold, and real-time ACM sound file compression ,tray icon support.

    Recall is Shareware ! Download it now from our server.
    File Size: 423 Kb exe file


    Scanner recorder.
    Scanner Recorder is a free audio recorder that is primarily designed to record speech. It has a VOX control that allows the user to save disk space when no sound is present in the signal.Since FM communications has such an effective squelch, the recorder works best with fm.HF ham bands and world band radio have such poor signal to noise ratio that the VOX gate on scanrec might not be very easy to set.

    Scanner recorder is freeware ! Download it from our server.
    File Size: 189 Kb zip file


    Loop Recorder.
    Loop recorder for Windows 95, 98, NT and 2000 records audio data from your soundcard. The loop mode infinitely records up to a specified number of minutes in a continuous loop while scrolling the data.At any time during the recording, the current data can be previewed and files can be cut and saved as WAV or MP3 files.

    Loop recorder is Shareware ! Download it from our server.
    File Size: 428 Kb zip file


    Windows media encoder 7.1
    Microsoft windows media encoder is an easy-to-use, powerfull production tool that enables content developers to convert both live and prerecorded audio, video, and computer screen images to Windows Media Format for live and on-demand delivery.

    Windows Media Encoder is FREE ! Download it from Microsoft.com.
    File Size: 4.31 Mb


    Realproducer Basic 8 Beta
    RealProducer converts your audio and video files or live feeds into RealAudio and realVideo for the internet or your intranet.

    RealProducer is FREE ! Download it from realnetworks.com.
    File Size: 4.5 Mb


Weather Satellite Reception

The other real keen area of ham radio.I'am interested in is reception of weather satellite images from the satellites themselves. There are two different types of satellites sending information to the Earth.

Polar Orbitting:

The polar orbiter gets its name becouse it orbits the Earth several times a day,and thus pass over head at only certain times.This invariably requires patience or a prediction satellite tracking program to determine when the next or the best for your location will be.
There are many different satellites in this class but the most popular are the American NOAA and the Russian Meteor.The most popular frequency for monitoring weather satellites is between 136-138 Mhz.

Geostationary:

The geostationary satellites remain in a geosynchronous orbit above the same point of the Earth,and thus give pictures of the same spot ont the Earth 24 hours a day.Pictures are sent back to Earth of the same area at periodic intervals and these may then be used to create an animated sequence showing the weather patters. The frequency which the European Meteosat satellite transmits is around 1.7 Ghz and thus I use a 1.2 meter dish to receive the signal.

Weather Satellite Links:



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Weather Images

Dirk Frimout ON1AFD First Belgian Ham In Space



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Other Amateur Satellite Pages

    WB8ERJ Ham radio Web Page
    WB8ERJ, Mike, maintains a amateur satellite page with lots of information on, portable satellite station for AO-27, Mir SSTV pictures, 70 cm Quadrafilar helix, Mike's coaxial cable info, satellite related links and more....

    KG4CEO Amateur Radio Satellite Tracking
    KG4CEO maintains a page with live Satellite tracking, weather, satellite related links, FTP server and more....great web side

    Ashley's space world
     WB5OTD reaching for the stars.

    K1ELA & KB1ESF Space Website
    This web page include lots of information on amateur satellites, Mir, Space shuttle, ISS, Kepler elements and more.

    G4ZCT Space Page
    G4ZCT maintains a page with lots of information, including interesting links to space, astronomy, remote imaging and more.

    EA1BCU satellite amateur radio station
    Amateur radio satellite website, including some interesting telemetry and wod captured from several amateur satellites.

    W4SM unofficial Amsat Oscar 10 page
    Interesting site about Amsat Oscar-10, including current status, current solar eclipses, last lunar eclipses, antenna configuration and more outstanding resourse.

    Satellite Station K0OXY and N0ZHE
    Great web site, with interesting articles and satelitte related links.

    Satellite Operators Photo Album
    A nice photo album of satellite operators.

    HB9VAF Swiss Amateur Radio
    Cq satellite from Switserland, visit the website of Marco, HB9VAF.

    VK3NDS Satellite and Sarex Page
    Dave, VK3NDS, maintains a page with lots of satellite related links to, Nasa, amateur satellites, Mir, weather satellites and more.

    G3CWV Amateur radio and Satellite
    This web site contains info about amateur radio satellite, especially Oscar 11, and the Shefford and district amateur radio club.

    Amateur radio Satellites by KB1SG
    KG1SF, maintains an amateur satellite page that features information on KITSAT, including a introduction to Wisp.

    Orbitessera By N2WWD
    Use the Orbitessera website for:
    Spacecraft information, Orbital data and keplerian elements, Keplerian format definitions, Radio Frequencies, Satellite tracking information, Tracking software information, Orbital mechanics background information, Radio and antenna tracking interfaces.

    JN1GKZ Ham radio Satellite
    JN1GKZ with satellite related links, including some interesting audio files from AO-29 Digitalker.

    Space and Amateur radio Satellites by KT4OL
    Interesting satellite related links

    DK5YA Satellite Page
    Satellite page, with satellite related links.

    Amateur Radio Station VK1KEP
    Listening to the QSO between Peter, VK1KEP and Andy Thomas, VK5MIR.

    The Rs12-13 Satellite Operator's page
    This page is written by AC5DK as a introduction to operating the radio Sputnik 12 and 13 satellites.It is designed to give the beginner a clear understanding of what is required to operate it, as well a inform the experienced satellite operator of the differences from standard VHF/UHF satellites.

    Amateur radio station W0SL
    Listen to sounds from the first satellites and travel to Antarctica via the digital amateur satellites, and information how to use the satgate system.

    VR2XMT home page
    Charlie in Hong-Kong, main interest is operating on 50 Mhz and amateur satellites.

    4S7IP and amateur satellites
    This page gives information of a series of voice contacts in real audio made on 'Sunsat' SO-35 from 4S7IP. Tha amateur club station of St.joseph's College, Colombo, Sri Lanka.

    JE9PEL Wisp page
    Interesting page with WISP updated information, Wisp 32 program and operation guide and several other satellite programs written by JE9PEL Mineo wakita.

    Working RS-10 QRP by N1RWY
    A great introduction to operating radio sputnik 10 QRP, output power less 5 watts. Find also interesting sound files from RS-10, RS-12, AO-10 and FO-20.

    K5OE, home brew hardware pictures album
    Interesting site about home brew satellite hardware, dedicated to innovation, experimentation, sharing of ideas, and fun.

    Satellite Mobile QRP station by KA2UPW
    Quick, inexpensive and effective: A simple satellite mobile QRP station for the beginner. This article describes how the author's AO-27 satellite station evolved from its simple beginnings.

    Homebrew portable yagi by XE1MEX
    Amateur satellite VHF-UHF portable Yagi-UDA Antenna design and construction notes.

    Satellites on rails by VK3JED
    This page is written as a introduction to operating SO-35 public transport mobile.Yes, that means operating from a tram, train or bus ! Discover also the interesting articles:
    - Build a antenna for portable mode B and mode J operation.
    - Working the easy sats down under.
    - Working your first satellite
    Outstanding Australian resourse for all satellite enthusiast.

    Satellite info by XE1KK
    Information on amateur satellites ( In Spanish )

    Astars by WB4APR
    APRS sat tracking and reporting system.

    Marc's satellite tracking page
    Maybe you want to track the Mir Space Station, or the Space Shuttle, or whatever. Well, you've come to the right place...
    interesting site about tracking software, keplerian elements, and more.Outstanding resourse.

    P3D uplink budget by N6NKF
    How much power will you need at 1.2 or 2.4 GHz to operate P3D?

    K2SAT's amateur radio website
    Interesting site about amateur radio in space.

    Canadian space support site and communications group by CS3CG
    This site is dedicated to the space exploration and the promotion of communications in Durham Region, Canada and worldwide via short-wave.
    Including satellite related links, Nasa tv, tracking software, space shuttle and more.

    KK5UFO Satellite Page
    This web site contains info about amateur radio in space, especially how to make your own high gain antennas, tracking software, Satellite frequency list and more....

    N4NR
    Pacsat satellite Station

    G0SFJ amateur space radio
    G0SFJ, Andy, maintains a page with lots of information , including interesting links to amateur satellites, Mir, ISS and recordings of the ISS talking to the Russian ground control.

    ON1DHT Satellite Page

    ON1DHT, maintains an amateur satellite page that features information and related links on amateur satellites, remote imaging, his own satellite qsl card collection and more...

    W4SAT's Ham Radio Online Roundtable

    This page is written by W4SAT as a introduction to operating amateur satellites in space, It is designed to give the beginner a clear understanding of what is required to operate it, find also the netcam and a live Satellite net rebroadcast system.

    Satellite Resourse Page By KC7HEX Satellite resourse page for additional amateur satellite information...

    KE6JAB in Antarctica Roland Ross, KE6JAB, is in Antarctica again and send text and photos back from Bleu 1 Base in Antarctica via UO-22 Satellite.


Tracking Interface.


    Kansas City tracker
    The Kansas City Tracker is a hardware and software package which enables an IBM compatible computer to connect to an antenna rotor controller, in order to perform automated elevation and azimuth positioning and satellite tracking.

    SASI sat tracker
    The SASI Sat Tracker is an interface between Azimuth/Elevation rotators and a host computer.It translates commands from a computer program to On/ Off signals for controlling rotaters, and also monitors the antenne position trough potentiometers.

    Uni_trac 2000 by ZL2AMD
    ZL2AMD's universal tracking and tuning system for amateur radio satellites.

    Tracking interface by EA4TX
    ARS RCI external parallel port antenna control interface and soft by EA4TX, The "ARS" is the more easy and powerfull way to handler your antenna system. You'll be able to control your antenna rotor from the computer.

    Funkbox
    funkbox hard and software (in German)

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Online Satellite Tracking and Predictions.


    Heavens - Above
    Online program at German Space Observation centre is an excellent and easy to use source to obtain the latest information on satellite passing over your location.

    Lloyd's Online Satellite Footprint Mapper
    This program displays the ground coverage range of communications satellites.

    NASA Liftoff Satellite Trackers
    NASA's Liftoff site provides several Java applets that display info on space shuttles, ISS, Mir, Weather and Amateur satellites.

    Orbitview
    Orbitview online satellite tracking and predictions by Norther Lights Software Associates.

    Satpasses- Satellite passes over North American Cities
    Bester tracking systems provides the viewing predictions for several satellites, plus the shuttle when it is up, as seen from a long list of North American cities.

    View From Satellite
    John walker's program that shows a computer generated view of the earth as seen from a given satellite at a given time.

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